The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-23
A BATTLE FOR BLOOD.
Carney And McAuliffe Fight
Nearly Five Hours.


$ o'clock last evening at a suburban re-
sort, about 10 miles from Boston. The
chase Of outside sporting men was so
close that the men and their hackers
we're unable to shake them of. and il be-
came necessary TO postpone the fight
until several hOurs latter The prepara-
tions for the fight after the first failure
10 bring the men together were managed
skilfuIly and quietly until within day
or two. During the last Is hours the
friends Of the two men talked too much.
Every : ,orting man knew that s o'clock
was the hour selected for the call oftime,
and that the fight would occur within
few miles Of Boston.
The subterfnges TO which they resorted
in order to get out of town un observed
were clever and original The two prin-
cipals who had been keeping in strict
seclusiOn for "A hours, got away success
fully at ? P. N. Captain Cook went with
Carney and Kennedy with McAuliffe
The tSenty purse-makers slid out alone
or in couples just after dark, and by va
rious private conveyances
The men had weighed in at noon yes
terday at South Framingham in the pres
ence Of Referee Frank Stevenson, Jack
Dempsey, Patsy Sheppard, Jimmy
Wakely and few others. Both men
scaled within the limit
The men left South Frsmigham at about
: o'clock, and We're >oon at the rendez-
vous. Carney was accompanied by Pssty
sheppard md Bobby Clark He was
the picture Of health. and expressed him
self very confident and longing for a
chance to get at McAuliffe. Macexpress-
ed similar desire, and the prospects
we're that the battle would be desper-
ate one When the fighters arrived at
the place first selected, it was found that
the crowd was there in advance. The
fight took place Il .e miles from a tele-
graph station. Carney's expressed de
termination WAS to make the battle a
long desperate and murderous onslaught
on the Williamsburger. He carried out
his intention.
Arrangements were made to have the
battle in barn attached 10 the Atlantic
Hotel at Revere Beach, and from the first
the battle was terrific. Carney showed
perfect command of his mawlers and
early in the fight got first blood McAu-
life justified the hopes Of his friends
and from the start fought honestly and
well. McAuliffe won the choice of cor
ners and the men appeared in ring cos
tune Both wore knee breeches, stock
ings and low shoes. Skin-tig gloves
were then adjusted, Carney's having the
fingers cut off about the knuckles. The
limit of weight was 1873 pounds, Carney
weighed just lbs pounds and MeAuliffe
lS0,. Bets were made just before the
battle commenced of $500 to $3.50 in favor
of Carney
In the first round McAuliffe planted
blow under Carney ear. the round go
ingIall in McAuliffe's favor. He fairly
rained blows upon Caney's eyes. jaws
and ribs, and the Britfon seemed to
have become very angry but recovering
himself used more cautious tactics At
this point odds of , to were offered on
McAuliffe, who had so for shown him
self TO be in as prime condition as hisan-
tagonist, notwithstanding his recent III
ness. Carney, becoming desperate when
the twelfth round opened. made savage
rush at McAuliffe. who met IT with 9
h ard blow on the right eye and followed
with terrific right handler on the bridge
Of Carney's nose, which split that organ
oDen and caused the blood to fly A
claim of first blood for McAuliffe was
then allowed.
The fighting after this was heavy and
both men were badly punished. At the
end Of the twenty-iifth round McAuliffe
appeared sonew hat winded and Carney's
friends claimed the fight which was not
allowed From the twenty fifth to the
forty-second round, Carney had some
thing Of the best Of it. In the sixty-sec-
ond round McAulife's left ear was cut
open. The sixty-second round was
marked by terrific exchanges of bio -
and both fought like demons and stood
the punishment like men Of iron. In the
sixty-ninth round Carney butted Me-
Auliife in the breast with his head and
forced him to the floor MeAuliffe's
friends became greatly excited, and re-
peateuly called foul. many Of them
breaking into the ring Quiet was re-
stored and the fight went on. but in the
next round McAuliffe's friends claimed
that Carney bad kicked his antagonist in
the abdomen, and again claimed foul"
Great excitement ensued when the claim
was not allowed, bat the battle went on
with the same frightful slugging that had
50 far characterized most of the struggle.
In the last round, after some heavy ex-
changes. the men elinched and both fell
to the floor. with Carney on top. The
friends of both plrties rushed into the
ring. claiming the fight for either man,
every body claiming foul When the
referee could be heard, ne declared that
as this was a night 10 the finish and neith-
er man had been knocked out he could
not do otherwise than postpone the fight
10 some other time
II wa~ after | o'eiock when the men
entered the ring. Carney woe dark blHe
trunks and McAulifse blue. In the first
round McAuIiff forced the lighting, and
by his rushes forced Carney down three
times. either by his weight or through
slips From the tenth TO the twenty-tirst
round the fighting was of desperate
chsraetev, but slow, neither man being
badly punished The battle was Of a
kind that beggsrs description, and the
crowd was wildly excited The twenty
one rounds took one hour and % minutes,